Diesel vs gas......................

Taco wrote:
For all those that say torque turns my wheels that is exactly right. torque at the wheels not torque at the crankshaft.

An example: 660 revolutions of a tire per minute to go 60 mph.

Duramax LLY as found in MOST 2006 gm diesels

660 X 3.73 X 1.00 = 2461 rpm

at 2500 rpm per hypertech dyno chart a lly makes 500 ft lb

500 x 3.73 x 1.00 = 1865 ft lb to the WHEELS at 60 mph


2012 silverado 6.0

660 x 3.73 x 2.36 = 5800 rpm (200 below redline)

at 5800 rpm per hypertech dyno chart the 6.0 makes 270 ft lb of torque

270 x 3.73 x 2.36 = 2377 torque to the wheels

So at 60 mph at max effort the 6.0 is capable of 512 more ft lbs or TORQUE to the wheels than a lly duramax.

I already know what the diesel guys will say "ain't no way no gasser will out tow my big tough diesel."

which is why I said it is like explaining physics to a chimp

So if you are comparing the 6.0 at 200 RPM's below the redline then why aren't you doing the Duramax the same?It is capable of turning way more than 2461 RPM's. Apples to Apples.

I'm not saying a gasser won't out tow my oil burner. It might tow as well, it just has to work a lot harder and so does the transmission. I will say that a stock 5.4 or 6.0 gasser will not out tow my diesel.